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A new beginning
Coronation coverage / multiple channels, Saturday 6 May
The Coronation of King Charles III will be many different things to many different people. Many will be enthralled by the pageantry and sense of occasion on the day itself, Saturday 6 May. Others will simply relish a cheeky extra bank holiday. But whatever your thoughts, this is a solemn and historic occasion, a kind of formal and public acknowledgement that Britain, along with several Commonwealth nations, has a new head of state and defender of the faith.
The BBC is often at its best on such occasions, able to draw on a combination of its expertise and institutional knowledge that encompasses, for instance, the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, one of last century's TV landmarks. ITV and Sky will likely also offer extensive coverage.
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